The Development of Teacher Professional Development Program for Communicative Language Teaching Using Community of Practice Approach in Thailand

The teacher professional development program for communicative language teaching using community of practice approach is the process of collaborating with teachers for exchanging knowledge, learning from past experiences, problem solving, and applying new knowledge to develop the teaching profession. The purpose of this research was to study the results of using a teacher professional development program for communicative language teaching using a community practice approach and then develop it further. The participants were teachers who were willing to participate in using the teacher professional development program. The teachers were interviewed with the same questions to evaluate the changes in communicative language teaching beliefs and communicative language teaching competencies to compare the competencies before and after using program. This research found that the participants held correct belief and conformed to communicative language teaching approach. Also, the development score of the evaluation of communicative language teaching competencies was higher than before using the program followed by a relative increase in score at a high level. Keywords: Teacher Professional Development Program, Communicative Language Teaching, Community of Practice, Communicative Language Teaching Beliefs, Communicative Language Teaching Competencies DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-33-16 Publication date: November 30th 202

Placental Weight for Gestational Age and Adverse Neonatal Outcome at Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital

Objective:To exam association between placental weight and perinatal outcome.Materials and Methods:The retrospective cohort study was performed. Data recorded from birth records were reviewed. Placental weight was divided in to three groups, abnormal and normal weight (high and low, normal) according to placenta weight percentile at 10 and 90 percentile respectively. The association to birth weight was analyzed. Result:The abnormal placental weight group was associated with increased Apgar score at 1 and 5 minute less than 7 (RR 4.0, 95% CI = 1.79-8.91 and RR 4.22, 95% CI = 1.31-13.55), NICU admission rates (RR 4.29, 95% CI = 2.42-7.59), and respiratory complication (RR 3.0, 95% CI = 1.34-6.04) when compared with the normal placental weight group. Conclusions: Abnormal placental weight was significantly associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as Apgar score at 1 and 5 minute less than 7, NICU admission rates and respiratory complication

Curcumin in Reduction Size of Myoma Uteri

Objective:The objectives of the study were to determine effects of curcumin in decreasing size of leiomyoma and to determine adverse effects of curcumin. Materials and Methods: The study was a prospective study conducted in reproductive women with leiomyoma in Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital. 35 women with 81 leiomyoma lumps were recruited to participate by convenience sampling. Ultrasound measurement size of leiomyoma was done before treatment with curcumin. Patients were taken curcumin 1,200 milligrams orally per day for 6 months. Ultrasound measurement size of leiomyoma was repeated at 3 and 6 months after curcumin was started. Main outcomes measure was size of leiomyoma. Size of leiomyoma were compared between before and after taken curcumin for 6 months.Results: The mean diameter of leiomyoma was statistically different at before and after 3 (4.74 ± 2.78 centimeters VS 4.64 ± 2.75 centimeters) and 6 months (4.74 ± 2.78 centimeters VS 4.46 ± 2.61 centimeters) curcumin intake. And both mean volume of leiomyoma was statistically different at before and after 3 and 6 months curcumin intake. Adverse effect of curcumin was not found. Conclusions: Curcumin decreased size of myoma uteri after taken 6 months with statistically significant

Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Risk Factors Diagnosed by IADPSG Criteria at Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital

Objective:To determine the prevalence and clinical outcomes of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), defined by IADPSG criteria, in pregnant women who are at risk of GDM.Study design: Descriptive study.Material and Method: We studied pregnant women who visited the antenatal clinics at Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital between July 1, 2011 and December 31, 2012 and had risk factors of GDM. The diagnosis of GDM was defined using the IADPSG criteria. Primary outcome was the prevalence of GDM and the secondary outcomes were pregnancy related complications which included maternal and neonatal complications.Results: A total of 6,324 pregnancy women, 164 patients were diagnosed GDM. The prevalence of GDM was 2.6%. The most common clinical risk factor for GDM was age ≥30 years (75.4%). The most common maternal and neonatal complication were pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) (12.7%) and hypoglycemia (47.6%). GDM women were significantly different from non-GDM women in PIH, primary cesarean section, hypoglycemia, Apgar <7, and NICU admission. Pregnancy outcomes between GDM A1 and A2 were significantly different. GDM A2 increased the rate of cesarean section, hypoglycemia, and NICU admission. Conclusion: Using the IADSP criteria, the prevalence of GDM was 2.6%. Compared to non-GDM regnant women, adversed pregnancy outcomes were significantly higher in GDM pregnant wome

Comparison of Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) between Gestational Age 34 Weeks and 35-36 Weeks

Objective:To compare the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in late preterm infants at gestational age of 34 weeks and 35-36 weeks and also to compare the rates of short term neonatal complications among infants at gestational age of 34, 35-36 weeks and term (37-40 weeks).Materials and Methods:This study was a retrospective cohort design. Two hundred late preterm (99 cases for GA 34 weeks and 101 cases for GA of 35-36 weeks) and 100 normal term neonates were recruited. RDS and short-term complications in neonates who were born at the Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital from January 2011 to June 2014 were compared. The data were analyzed with Chi-square test, Student’s t-test and analysis of variance where appropriate. Result:RDS rate was higher in the late preterm group with GA 34-346/7 weeks than in the group with GA 35-366/7 weeks (15% and 4.0% respectively with p = 0.015). There was no RDS in normal term (GA 37-40 weeks) babies. The short-term complications: oxygen requirement, hyperbilirubinemia, hypoglycemia, hypothermia, NICU admission and hospital stay were also higher in 34-346/7 week gestation group.Conclusion: The incidence of RDS is significantly higher in late preterm with GA 34-346/7 weeks than other groups

Effects of N-Acetylcysteine Supplementation on Semen Analysis, Hormonal Profile and Spontaneous Pregnancy Rate in Idiopathic Infertile Men: Before and After Clinical Trial

Objective: To compare sperm quality and quantity, hormonal profiles and spontaneous pregnancy rates before and after administering a 3 months course of N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) Material and Methods: This prospective clinical trial was conducted at the Infertility Unit of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital, Thailand. The study period was from June 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023. Subjects were idiopathic infertile males aged between 20 and 50 years old. All subjects received 600 mg of NAC orally per day. Semen analysis (SA) and male hormonal profiles (MHP; testosterone, LH, FSH and prolactin) were performed before and three months after NAC administration. Demographic, clinical characters and laboratory change were recorded. Results: The 92 participants were recruited. The mean age of couples was 34.5 years old. The average duration of infertility was 3.6 years. Increase of semen volume (2.1 vs 2.4 ml, p < 0.001), semen concentration (30.5 vs 43.1 x 106/mL, p < 0.001), total motility (59.57 vs 72.38 %, p < 0.001), progressive motility (59 vs 69.8 %, p < 0.001), normozoospermia (60 vs 83 %, p < 0.001), testosterone (452.8 vs 479.0 ng/dL, p = 0.038), LH (4.6 vs 5.3 mIU/mL, p = 0.004) and FSH (4.4 vs 4.6 mIU/mL, p = 0.009) were observed after three months of NAC administration. No changes in sperm morphology and prolactin level. One-third (27/92) of each participant’s spouse conceived spontaneously. Conclusion: NAC potentially enhances male hormonal profiles, sperm quality and quantity with an impressive spontaneous pregnancy rate

Metadiscourse in postgraduate writing

This thesis investigates metadiscourse in master’s theses and the relationship between metadiscourse frequencies and quality of thesis writing. Metadiscourse has been a major research focus in various genres and contexts, but only a small proportion of this work has compared metadiscourse in postgraduate writing across educational contexts and disciplines. While previous studies of metadiscourse have reported a positive correlation between metadiscourse frequencies and writing quality, all of these studies focused on undergraduate writing. Little is known about the relationship between metadiscourse frequencies and quality of thesis writing. This thesis includes two main studies to address the gaps in literature. Study 1 examined use of metadiscourse (i.e., frequencies, types, and functions) in master’s thesis discussion and conclusion chapters written in English by New Zealand and Thai postgraduates in the disciplines of English language teaching and business administration. Four subcorpora with a total of 116 thesis samples were compiled: 26 New Zealand students’ theses in English language teaching (NZ-ELT), 30 New Zealand students’ theses in business administration (NZ-BA), 30 Thai students’ theses in English language teaching (TH-ELT), and 30 Thai students’ theses in business administration (TH-BA). Hyland’s (2005) metadiscourse taxonomy was adopted for this study. Study 2 explored the relationship between metadiscourse frequencies and quality of thesis writing. Forty eight theses (twelve theses with highest and lowest frequencies of metadiscourse markers in each of the four subcorpora in Study 1) were selected for this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twenty four disciplinary supervisors in New Zealand and Thailand in order to investigate supervisors’ attitudes towards and expectations of good thesis writing in their disciplines. This information was used to design a rating scale specifically for thesis quality assessment. Two New Zealand and Thai raters in English language teaching and business administration, four raters altogether, rated twenty four discussion and conclusion chapters in their own disciplines. The findings of Study 1 reveal a higher frequency of metadiscourse in New Zealand theses than Thai theses. While both New Zealand and Thai students use more textual metadiscourse than interpersonal metadiscourse, New Zealand students show a greater reliance on the use of interpersonal metadiscourse (all interpersonal subcategories, except for boosters) than Thai students. By contrast, Thai students show a greater reliance on the use of textual metadiscourse (especially transition markers and frame markers) than New Zealand students. With regard to disciplinary variation, English language teaching students use more metadiscourse than business administration students, in both textual and interpersonal metadiscourse categories. Transition markers and hedges are the most prominent metadiscourse features, contributing the preponderance of textual and interpersonal metadiscourse in this study. Despite palpable differences in frequencies, the analysis of individual types across the four subcorpora reveals similarities of New Zealand and Thai students in the two disciplines. They use similar markers, rely heavily on a small cluster of high frequency markers, and make scarce use of lower frequency ones in all subcategories. The functional analysis indicates that there are six subcategories whose functions contribute to differences between New Zealand and Thai theses, namely transition markers, frame markers, evidentials, attitude markers, engagement markers, and self-mentions. The findings of Study 2 reveal a positive correlation between metadiscourse frequencies and thesis quality scores in both English language teaching and business administration disciplines. However, a major difference between the two disciplines is that in business administration, the frequency of textual metadiscourse is more highly related to the quality scores when compared to interpersonal metadiscourse. In English language teaching, the frequency of interpersonal metadiscourse is more closely related to the quality scores. In the comparison of quality scores between high and low frequency groups, a statistically significant difference is found in business administration, but not in English language teaching. Insights gained from this study are that (1) business administration raters are likely to focus more on textual features which directly affect readers’ comprehension, while English language teaching raters seem to have more expectations towards interactional features (e.g., explicit expression of students’ attitudes towards their own research propositions), (2) not all metadiscourse subcategories affect thesis quality scores, and (3) apart from frequencies, factors such as appropriate use of a wide variety of markers in different subcategories may contribute to better quality scores. Based on these findings, this thesis also provides theoretical, methodological, and pedagogical implications, laying out a framework for postgraduate writing instructors in developing English for Postgraduate Academic Writing lessons and materials based on actual language use and expectations of members in specific disciplinary communities and educational contexts in order to improve postgraduate writing quality

การวิจัยเชิงเปรียบเทียบการใช้ดัชนีปริเฉทในงานเขียนเชิงโต้แย้งของผู้เรียนภาษาอังกฤษเป็นภาษาต่างประเทศและเจ้าของภาษา

Thesis (M.A., Teaching English as an Internation language)-Prince of Songkla Universit

Check List of Deep Sea Fishes

Under the ASEAN-SEAFDEC program on the Deep Sea Fisheries Resources Exploration in the Southeast Asian Waters has been implemented since 2007. The main objectives are to support member countries for better understanding on the existing deep sea fisheries resources in their jurisdiction waters in addiction methodology of research works including deep sea samplings techniques. Literature reviews on the deep sea fisheries resources in the Southeast Asian waters is one of the preliminary works in order to check the species composition of all fauna existing in the deep sea areas in the EEZ of member countries. Based on the existing information such as the deep sea fisheries resources survey in the west coast of the Sumatra and Java, Indonesia by RCCF in cooperation with OFCF/Japan and the fisheries resources on the continental slopes in the Andaman sea by DOF/Thailand in the past of 30 years ago, many fauna species particularly fishes and shrimps found from the surveys were listed in this paper. Updated data will be made every year to include various deep sea areas and new species which will be found from the survey by SEAFDEC research vessels